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LEE v. STATE

No. 2-92-327-CR.

866 S.W.2d 298 (1993)

Melvin LEE, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Discretionary Review Refused March 16, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Rex Barnett, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Betty Marshall and Charles M. Mallin, Asst. Chiefs of Appellate Section, Jane Ritter, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for appellee.

Before HILL, C.J., and WEAVER and DAY, JJ.

OPINION

WEAVER, Justice.

Appellant, Melvin Lee, Jr., appeals from a conviction by a jury for murder. See TEX.PENAL CODE ANN. § 19.02 (Vernon 1989). The trial court assessed punishment at forty years imprisonment. We affirm.

Appellant testified during the guilt-innocence phase of trial and admitted to shooting Patricia Thomas with a .410 caliber shotgun. After he shot Ms. Thomas, appellant put her on the bed in the bedroom, covered her with a...

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